Es gibt gute Gründe, warum ein Mann mit einem IQ von 75 für Freiberufler und andere IT-Experten ein Vorbild sein kann. Nicht nur, weil er Apple-Millionär wurde. …mehr
Mozilla on Friday shipped a release candidate build of Firefox 3.6 that, barring problems, will become the final, finished version of the upgrade. …mehr
Acer is recalling about 22,000 Aspire laptop computers after customers reported that some models were overheating. …mehr
While augmented reality apps have been positioned as the "new hotness" on smartphones for a while now, there have been very few that blend all of the requisite parts of the technology to make anything that's actually . Shadowforce seems to be onto something with its new app (iTunes link), however. Described as "laser tag meets urban paintball" the game is played by pointing the iPhone's camera at opponents and "shooting" them through the simulated scope. The game features a number of different game modes (Wi-Fi required for multiplayer) and works its magic by recognizing the colors that other players are wearing. Check out the video below to see it in action. …mehr
The story "AMD to show upcoming laptop processors," posted to the wire on Wednesday, incorrectly described how workloads can be divided up between CPUs and graphics processors. The story said tasks can be offloaded from graphics processors to CPUs; it should have said from CPUs to graphics processors. …mehr
It appears that iHome maker SDI Technologies has adopted Apple's philosophy of using software to sell hardware, with an iPhone app that's free to all and two speaker docks designed for it. …mehr
Automakers are feverishly adding all sorts of tech gadgetry to their latest models. The most recent announcement is courtesy ., which this week at rolled out a series of new features for its Sync technology, including a that brings Wi-Fi and Web apps, including social networking sites like Twitter, to some new Ford models beginning in 2012. …mehr
Aircell, the company offering the Gogo in-flight Wi-Fi service on many airlines, will launch an in-flight video downloading service later this year. …mehr
The group developing a standard for wireless charging expects to complete its first specification within six months, opening the door for makers of cell phones, digital cameras and other devices to bring compatible products to market. …mehr
Mary Lou Jepsen and her team at start-up have their display-screen technology in several products being shown at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and plan to put a DIY (do it yourself) screen kit on the market early this year. …mehr
Symbian Foundation, responsible for development of the Symbian mobile OS, is readying its Symbian^3 and Symbian^4 versions of the platform, with version 3 likely to be feature-complete next month, a Symbian blogger said this week. …mehr
Microsoft asked an appeals court for a rehearing in the patent case that requires the software giant to pay US$290 million in damages and prevents it from selling the current version of Word starting on Monday. …mehr
The upcoming LG Electronics GW990 smartphone looks, and feels, like it could be a real hit when it finally gets to the market in the second half of the year. …mehr
I'm a big fan of Windows 7's Libraries feature, which makes it easy to find the documents, music, pictures, and videos scattered across various locations on your hard drive. …mehr
A New Jersey judge's order issued two days before Christmas is drawing sharp criticism from an attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. …mehr
No decision has been made yet, but, if Friday's arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals in DC are any indication, it doesn't appear that the will prevail in exerting its authority over . Losing this battle may be just what the FCC needs to move forward with its efforts to . …mehr
